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The Oeconomy of Human Life. Translated from an Indian Manuscript, Written by an Ancient Bramin.
Image Not Available for The Oeconomy of Human Life. Translated from an Indian Manuscript, Written by an Ancient Bramin.

The Oeconomy of Human Life. Translated from an Indian Manuscript, Written by an Ancient Bramin.

William Nelson Gardiner (Irish, worked in England, 1766–1814)
R. Clamp (English, 18th century)
A. Birrell (English, 18th century)
Sylvester Harding (English, 1745–1809)
Robert Dodsley (English, 1703–1764)
Thomas Rickaby (English, died in 1802)
Sylvester Harding (English, 1745–1809)
Edward Harding (English, 1755–1840)
1795
Place of PublicationLondon, England
Medium/TechniqueIllustrated book with 49 stipple engravings
DimensionsOverall: 18 x 11.4 x 1.8 cm (7 1/16 x 4 1/2 x 11/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession number37.1993
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ClassificationsIllustrated books
Description
London: T. Rickaby, for S. and E. Harding, 1795
ProvenanceJ.[?] Ridge [inscription on half-title]; "A present from Mrs. Cockburn--Feby. 2nd--1796" [inscr. on preliminary leaf]; acquired in 1906 by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.